The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-05-12


men, brickmasons and carpenters
ire largely recruited from this
class. Our buildings are similar to |
hose in Spain and Italy, with large |
in the centre.
"The streets of Buenos Ayres
are laid out at right angles like
those of Philadelphia. They are
Illuminated by gas and electric
lights for example. Nearly every
street that deserves the name is
connected with the rest Of the city
by tramways, of which we have, hyl
the way, greater number than any
other city in the world in proper
ton to it's inhabitants"
THE CLIMATE.
GLOW is the climateT'
Superb. 1t is very similar to
that of California-mild, dry and
healthful. That we are a reading
public may be gathered from the
fact that our city supports three
English, two italian, one French,
one German and one Spanish daily
newspaper. Our four or five thea
tres are well patronized, and / may
say en- PEASANT that some of the lyric
artists who visit our shores VIII
not come to the United States be
cause you cannot afford to pay them
as we do. We get our fashions di-
rect from Paris. Our streets are
tiled with well dressed men and wo
men strolling through them. One
might well imagine himself in Fifth
avenue. Half our population is
composed of foreigners, who are as
rule the best representatives Of
the countries from which they
come. Let me give you an illustra-
ton of Buenos Ayres as q CONNER
clal centre. Our largest banking
institution is the Banco dc la Pro
vincia de Buenos Ayres. 1t has :
gold capital of thirty-fise millions,
Its fixed deposits amount to about
ninety million dollars. The Italian
bank has a capital of three million
and there are numerous others. On
each steamer day the foreigners
flock to these banks by the thous-
ands almost to purchase bills of ex
change for remittance home"
WHERE AMERICA GETS LEFT.
Glow many steamship lines have
your"
Thirty. 1t is wonderful, is il
not? The English own majority
of these. The Italians have sever
al. Germany has two, France has
one, and now poor, poverty stricken
Spain has added another to the
list"
.,"And the United States-how
many have theyY"
Mr.. Sanford's answer was an
ironical smile, a shrug of the Shout
ders and q laconic "None."
"Formerly,' he said, "the United
States controlled the largest share
of the trade with the Argentine Re
public. Twenty years ago sixty OF
seventy vessels flying the American
flag were no unusual sight in the
harbor Of Buenos Ayres. At the
present time the approach of half 9
dozen would be matter for CON-
ment."
"Why is this?"
"Simply because sailing vessels
cannot compete with steamships.
So long as the United States has no
steam connections they must give
way to foreign nations that have.
Goods, materials and almost every
5hing in the United States exports
goes to South America via Eng
land. You can see for yourself it is
both quicker and cheaper to order
from that country directly.
at is one of our clap trap theo-
ries," continued Mr.. Sanford, "that
the war drove our commerce off the
seas. Such declarations are alb
surd. The war had little to do
with it,"
"But why did not the Americans
build steamers too?" queried the
Herald correspondent.
THE English subsidize their
steamship lines for many years IN
til they become self-supporting,
The Germans are doing the same
thing and so are the French and the
Italians. Surely the principle must
be correct one or the great powers
would not adopt it, would they:
Our government, however, will no;
do this. If an American line had q
tair subsidy for fe v years its bus
mess would ultimately develop I'M
til its carrying trade would sustain
it. The United States ought tc
control the trade of the Argentine
Republic. 1t naturally belongs t.
us. As matter of fact, we get on
ly a fraction of it,"
FRIENDLY To THE UNITED STATES.
Are the people of that country
friendly to the United States?"
Unusually So They like us Sc
well that they took US for thei
model and adopted our constitution
verbatim ct Iiteratim, with the excep
ton that their presidents are elect
ed for one term of six years, whicl
disqualifies them from eyer servin,
again in a similar capacity"
What are the principal export
from the Argentine Republic?'
"The greatest export is wool an
after that hides. The wool expor
2 alone amounts annually to $50, 900
900. Our export list, which former
E ~ comprised but the two articles
have named, now numbers abol
{ twenty in all, among which is whe,
e and com, for which we find q read
market in Great Britain. Tweni
years ago we imported our tio'
from Baltimore. To-day hundred
of mills are grinding flour for e.
port. Our commercial importan